So you’ve built your Gothic castle-it’s time for your hero to dash into play and defend the battlements. Your gaming engine supports skeletons, an animation system called Inverse Kinematics (IK), and ...

Disney animator Andreas Deja reflects on his career and celebrates his first animated short film, Mushka. The post Disney ...

Character Animator, a software packaged with Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite, is getting an update. A host of new features coming to the software can now be trialed in public beta mode. Since its launch ...

During a virtual discussion, the industry’s most revered and relevant animation professionals — Pete Docter ('Soul'), Glen Keane ('Over the Moon'), Tomm Moore ...

Behind every beloved animated character is a voice actor who infuses them with personality, emotion, and depth. From Disney classics to Pixar icons, these performances shape how audiences connect with ...

Character animation and motion synthesis have evolved into a multidisciplinary field at the nexus of computer graphics, biomechanics, and artificial intelligence. The field aims to generate ...

Demo reels are an invaluable tool for impressing one’s skills on potential employers. Rarely do they find a much wider audience than that. Mònica Eggert’s new character animation reel is the exception ...

From early sketches to final renders, character design is where storytelling meets artistry. Animators use shape clarity, purposeful color, and anatomical awareness to create characters that feel ...